Happening or taking place earlier in time; previous or preceding.
To provide precedents for.
To be a precedent for.
The previous version.
A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
An established habit or custom.
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
Advance; previous; coming before.
Former, previous.
Previously.
A high-ranking member of a monastery, usually lower in rank than an abbot.
A prior probability distribution, one based on information or belief before additional data is collected.
A belief supported by previous evidence or experience that one can use to make inferences about the future.
A chief magistrate in Italy.
A previous arrest or criminal conviction on someone's record.